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Incumbent

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Noun

1. incumbent, officeholder

the official who holds an office

Adjective

2. incumbent

lying or leaning on something else

Example Sentences:
'an incumbent geological formation'

3. incumbent

necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

Example Sentences:
'it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts'

4. incumbent

currently holding an office

Example Sentences:
'the incumbent governor'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Incumbent

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adjective
1. formal (often postpositive and foll by on or upon and an infinitive)
morally binding or necessary; obligatory
it is incumbent on me to attend
2. (usually postpositive and foll by on)
resting or lying (on)
noun
3. 
a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Incumbent

see synonyms of incumbent
adjective
1. 
lying, resting, or pressing with its weight on something else
2. 
currently in office
noun
3. 
the holder of an office or benefice

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Incumbent

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adj.
1. Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory: felt it was incumbent on us all to help.
2. Lying, leaning, or resting on something else: incumbent rock strata.
3. Currently holding a specified office: the incumbent mayor.
n.
A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice: The incumbent was reelected to another term.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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